କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି
kemiti achanti
In Odia, 'kaise ho' is translated as କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି (kemiti achanti).
This phrase is a common greeting used to ask someone how they are doing.
What does it mean word for word?
The word କେମିତି literally means 'how'.
Which one should you use?
କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି is used for elders or in formal settings, whereas କେମିତି ଅଛ? is used for friends or younger people.
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite version କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି uses the honorific plural/formal verb form, while the informal version କେମିତି ଅଛ? uses the second-person singular verb form achha.
How do you pronounce it?
kemiti achanti
Did you know?
- While the phrase 'kaise ho' is actually Hindi, an Odia speaker would use the native କେମିତି ଅଛ? (kemiti achha) to avoid sounding like a visitor from a different state.
- If you want to be exceptionally respectful to a stranger, you might use the verb ଅଛନ୍ତି (achanti), which stems from a linguistic tradition of treating a single respected person as a 'plural' entity.
Example conversation
Priyanka and Sumit meet after a long time.
- ସୁମିତ Sumitପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା, ଆପଣ କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି?Priyanka, apana kemiti achanti?Priyanka, how are you?
- ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା Priyankaମୁଁ ଭଲ ଅଛି, ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ।Mu bhala achi, dhanyabada.I am fine, thank you.
- ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା Priyankaଆପଣ କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି, ସୁମିତ?Apana kemiti achanti, Sumit?How are you, Sumit?
- ସୁମିତ Sumitମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭଲ ଅଛି।Mu madhya bhala achi.I am also fine.
